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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by CMSgt Don Skinner - Deceased
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Last Address Cameron, North Carolina
Date of Passing Jun 29, 2002
Location of Interment Raeford Cemetery - Raeford, North Carolina
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MSgt Bobbie D. Lundy was a long-time auto-track radar maintenance man, and a long-time friend of mine.
I first met Bob when we were stationed at Keesler AFB, MS in 1952. Bob had served in the NC National Guard from March 1950 until September 1951. He enlisted for active duty in June 1952 and was sent to Keesler for Electronic training. I was a SSgt, just returned from 18 months in Korea and assigned as permanent party. I was assigned to the ground radar maintenance shop that was responsible for maintaining the equipment used as training devices for the various schools.
Bob was married when he enlisted, and was allowed to live off-base during his schooling. He and I lived in the same apartment complex in Biloxi, which is how I first met him.
According to his service record, Bob departed Keesler in May 1953. I do not know where he was assigned, but his service record shows he was awarded the Korean Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal, both of which were only presented during the period 1950-1954. So he must have been in the Korean sector during that time.
I next met Bob at Eglin AFB, FL during the time span 1956-1959. I had returned from a tour in Germany with the 69th Pilotless Bomber Squadron, a Matador missile unit. We were both assigned to the 3208th Test Squadron at Eglin, although we worked at different sites on the ranges. I lived in barracks; Bob lived in housing area,and I visited him quite often.
Bob's record shows that from Eglin, he then went to Detachment 10 of the 12th Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) Squadron at Richmond, VA. During his tour there, he evidently returned to Keesler to attend the advanced auto-track radar maintenance course. He then returned to Richmond.
His next tour of duty was at Detachment 2, 12th RBS Squadron located in Marrakech, Morroco.
His listing of service record assignments end here on DD 214 and Form 7, but I know he was stationed at Detachment 3 of the 12th RBS Squadron at Statesboro, GA. He left there approximately in 1966 and was assigned to Headquarters, 1st Combat Evaluation Group, located at Barksdale, LA and the parent unit of all RBS Squadrons. I arrived there in 1966 from Headquarters, 10th RBS Squadron at Carswell AFB, TX. Bob and I were assigned to the maintenance office with administrative, inspection, and maintenance duties pertaining to all RBS Detachments.
Headquarters, Department of the Air Force, in conjuction with 7th Air Force in Vietnam, began establishing radar sites to be utilized in ground-directed bombing campaigns in Vietnam. Five were set up in locations within the Republic of Vietnam, two were set up in Thailand, and one - the now famous Lima Site 85 - was located in Northern Laos. An administrative link between these sites and Headquarters 1st Combat Evaluation Group was established as Detachment 15 located in Gia Dinh, Republic of Vietnam.
In 1967, I was offered the position of NCOIC, Detachment 15, as chief of maintenance to oversee maintenance efforts at all the Southeast Asia detachments. Bob was assigned to Detachment 15, at my request and with his agreement, as my assistant in this task.
Two of the sites in Vietnam came under attack by the enemy, as did Detachment 15. On 24 February 1968, Detachment 15 was attacked by North Vietnamese regulars and elements of the Viet Cong. One airman, TSgt Lowell Smith, was killed and 4 others, myself included, were wounded. Bob sustained shrapnel wounds in the back, lower torso, and severe burns on the legs.
Medically evacuated, he was shipped to the U.S. and when released from the hospital, was assigned to Detachment 3, 12th RBS Squadron at Statesboro, GA. When I was released from the hospital, I was stationed at a ground radar site in Aiken, SC, not far from Statesboro. I visited Bob on several occasions. He was still serving there when he retired from active duty in grade of MSgt on 31 July 1972 with a total of approximately 22 years of service.
He returned to his home state of NC, and I served in SC until 1973 when I was assigned to a radar site in MT. After a year, 1 May 1974, I retired and returned to SC. Bob and I kept in touch. In later life, Bob developed severe medical problems and finally passed away on 29 June 2002.
"Rest well, dear friend. You are not forgotten."
Donald C. Skinner, CMS, USAF (Ret)
Other Comments:
I have attempted to accurately portray MSgt Lundy's career and assignments as best I could, given the sparse data I have been able to collect. Needless to say, updates will be entered as new data or confirming data is uncovered.
NOTE: Info found and added June 24, 2015:
Bobbie Duncan Lundy was born on October 29, 1932 in Raeford, Noth Carolina. His parents were Allen J. Lundy and Mimzy Peary Graham Lundy.
He had one brother, and one sister.
He is buried in the Raeford Cemetery in Raeford, North Carolina.
Citation To Accompany the Award of the Bronze Star Medal
Lundy distinguished himself by meritorious service as a non-commissioned officer in charge,. Maintenance, Detachment 15, 1st Combat Evaluation Group, Republic of Vietman, while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in ground operations against an opposing armed force from Sept. 12, 1967 to March 12, 1968.
"During this period, Sgt. Lundy displayed outstanding technical knowledge and supervisory ability which contributed materially to the success of the unit mission of providing Ground Directed Bombing Radar capability in Southeast Asia. The exemplary leadership, personal endeavor, and devotion to duty displayed by Sgt. Lundy in this responsible position reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force."
Lundy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Lundy of Raeford. His wife, the former Kathleen Jackson, and two sons, Lawrence and Allen, live in Raeford also.
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)
From Month/Year
June / 1967
To Month/Year
January / 1968
Description This period was from March 9, 1967-March 31, 1968. On March 10, 1967. Seventh Air Force F-105s and F-4s bombed a new target. the Thai Nguyen iron and steel plant. 30 miles north of Hanoi. The Rou.mo Tnuuoaa bombing campaign continued with strikes against bridges. petroleum storage. cement plants. and power transformer stations near Hanoi. USAF and naval aircraft also conducted armed reconnaissance over most of North Vietnam. Missions against major supply routes from China targeted railroad yards. repair facilities. bridges. and support areas. Early in August 1967 American air attacks against the Paul Doutner Bridge in I-lanoi knocked out the center span. Poor weather in the first 3 months of I968 forced U.S. aircraft to rely almost exclusively on all-weather bombing techniques in North Vietnam; nevertheless. the Paul Doumer Bridge remained unusable most of the time. While overland routes might be interdicted. Haiphong harbor and docks still remained off limits to U.S.
pilots. A continuous flow of supplies moved through the port from the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union, which largely
offset North Vietnam's losses.
U.S. aircraft used electronic countermeasures and other techniques to limit the effectiveness of North Vietnam's antiaircraft defenses. North Vietnamese forces fired 55 SAM: on the average for each U.S. aircraft destroyed. To reduce the threat of a resurgent North Vietnamese Air Force. in April 1967 the United States bombed MiG bases. destroying several jet aircraft on the ground. In aerial combat during the first 6 months of 1967 (primarily in April. May. and June). U.S. pilots destroyed 54 MiGs while losing ll aircraft. But between August 1967 and February 1968. the United States lost l8 aircraft to MiGs while destroying only 5 enemy aircraft. On January 14, 1968. two MiGs shot down an EB-66 that was jamming enemy radars from an orbit 90 miles from Hanoi. The USAF subsequently used the vulnerable EB-66s in already established orbits over Laos and the Gulf of Tonkin. accepting degradation of jamming to lessen the risks of aerial interception.
On April 6, 1967. the North Vietnam Anny and Viet Cong forces attacked Quang Tri. the northemmost provincial capital. 20 miles south of the demilitarized zone. To counter the offensive. on May 18 South Vietnamese and U.S. troops entered the DMZ for the first time. USAF B-52s. tactical air forces. and naval and army artillery strikes combined with Allied ground forces to destroy temporarily NVA strength in the zone. The NVA then shifted its artillery positions north of the DMZ. rebuilt its forces in the area. and on September l renewed attacks on the U.S. Marine base at Con 11tien. Immediately South of the DMZ. With forward air controllers pinpointing artillery and other targets, the USAF began an aerial attempt to destroy enemy positions. and by October 4 the North Vietnam Anny had been forced to withdraw once again.
Shortly afterward. in November 1967, U.S. forces conducting search and destroy operations in the Central Highlands encountered strong Viet Cong resistance near Dalt To. I5 miles east of the border junction between Laos. Cambodia. and the Republic of Vietnam. Tactical aircraft and B-52s provided close air support while USAF C-130s flew supplies and reinforcements to the Dak To airstrip. U.S. air-power inflicted heavy casualties. and the enemy withdrew on November 24.
In the Laotian part of the conflict. during the summer of 1967, Seventh Air Force provided extensive air support to Laotian troops battling the Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces on the Plain of Jars near Luang Prabang. The I-lo Chi Minh Trail in the Laotian panhandle also came under constant attack. Between December 1967 and February 1968. Seventh Air Force pilots flew over 20.000 sorties against transportation lines in Laos and claimed destruction of more than 3.000 trucks. But the Communists continued to build up forces in Laos and Cambodia in preparation for a major offensive that began on January 21. 1968. when the NVA surrounded and laid siege to Khe Sanh. a U.S. Marine base in a valley 7 miles east of the Laotian border and 15 miles south of the demilitarized zone.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
March / 1967
To Month/Year
March / 1968
Last Updated: Feb 22, 2023
Personal Memories
Memories Bob and I were stationed together in Vietnam when we both were wounded on 24 Feb 1968, and evacuated to the U.S.